. Electric railway journal . mmodatethree passengers comfortably. The interior of the caris brilliantly illuminated by means of incandescentlamps. The heating is by means of hot water furnishedfrom a Peter Smith heater in the baggage seating capacity is ninety-one. Energy is transmitted from the gas engine to thedriving wheels by means of electric drive. The powerplant consists of an eight-cylinder, , 4-cyclegas engine of the V type, rated at 200 hp., directconnected to a 600-volt generator of 80-kw. capacity,but which is capable of very large overloads for shortperio
. Electric railway journal . mmodatethree passengers comfortably. The interior of the caris brilliantly illuminated by means of incandescentlamps. The heating is by means of hot water furnishedfrom a Peter Smith heater in the baggage seating capacity is ninety-one. Energy is transmitted from the gas engine to thedriving wheels by means of electric drive. The powerplant consists of an eight-cylinder, , 4-cyclegas engine of the V type, rated at 200 hp., directconnected to a 600-volt generator of 80-kw. capacity,but which is capable of very large overloads for shortperiods. The generator supplies power to two TypeGE-205 railway motors of 100 hp. each, mounted on the TABLE I—PERFORMANCE OF CAR IN PASSENGER SERVICE Schedule Speed in Miles per Hour . Free Average distance between stops 12 3 5 Running Per Cent Grade Mile Miles Miles Miles Speed Level 2 00 15 0 STATION AT THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINNESOTA June 14, 1919 Electric Railway Journal 1151 Total TraiTonnage52100150200250 ANCE OF CAR IN MIFREIGHT SERVICE Schedule Speed,Milts per ASSENGER AN1 Schedule SpeeNo TABLE IV—OPERATING REMINNESOTA NORTHS Year 1915 191 Motor ear-miles 36,363 32,t Number freight ears 1,610 l,i Freight-car miles 27,305 21,4 Revenue passengers 36,045 31,i Revenue freight hauled (tuns).. 17,416 I3,( Fuel consumption (gallons). .. 22,970 21,f Lubricants (gallons) 473 3 Motor-car mill s per gallon of fuel I 1917 26,8931,45624,60529,17615,47018 033542 26,79019,86418,756 122,5016,198104,916123,25466,,693 1915 1916 1917 19 18 Total 311 318 312 314 1,255 8 0 14 3,420 2,994 2,405 2,490 1 1 309 3 2 7 4 3 1 2 10 TABLE III—DATA REGARDING SERVICE AND OPERATING DELAYSOVER A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD Days in servictDays out of seiCar-hours in s<Delays due to iDur
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